lol!! oops. Just ran right off the deck of the ship there. Lets try that again.
Happy Birthday Guido's LOTH!
Happy Birthday Guido's LOTH!
A newbie’s journey into DE shaving
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GUIDO!!
Thank you SO SO MUCH my friend!
I hope everyone can take a moment to read the story behind these gifts and revel in @Guido75's unbelievable generosity and thoughtfulness!!
I hope you have an AMAZING 2023, I suspect the Karma payback for you this year is going to be huge!
Thank you SO SO MUCH my friend!
I hope everyone can take a moment to read the story behind these gifts and revel in @Guido75's unbelievable generosity and thoughtfulness!!
I hope you have an AMAZING 2023, I suspect the Karma payback for you this year is going to be huge!
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- #743
You are most welcome my friend. B&B is an amazing place and it was/is my pleasure to share some of that with you.
And thank you for your kind words.
Enjoy your new gear!
Guido
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- #744
| Date | 04.01.2023 |
| 365 days of shaving | 4/365 (100%) |
| GRUYERE | 4/365 (100%) |
| GRUME January | 4/31 (100%) |
| Discovery Blade Adventure | Bolzano 3/3 Timor 3/3 Eddison 3/3 |
| Other participations | Shave Yahtzee (here) |
| Passes | 3 |
| WXTG (2) | C: Gillette Slide (NW-SE) N: Gillette Slant (NE-SW) |
| ATG | C: Straight (S-N) N: Slanted (SW-NE) |
| Razor | Blade | Brush |
| Gillette EFBT and Lasta Blue handle | Dorco Titan (12) | Simpson T3 |
| Pre-shave | Soap & Bowl | Post-shave |
| Cold splash Proraso Green pre-shave | Mike’s Natural Barbershop Mostly face lathered | Cold splash Proraso Green (AS and Balm) |
| Efficiency | Quality |
| 8/10 (~20-25 minutes) | 10/10 (clean) |
| Effectiveness | Comfort |
| 8/10 (DFS) | 10/10 (GlideFest) |
| Notes to today’s shave: |
Another Shave Yahtzee suggestion pairing a favourite with a favourite blade. Last time I used this blade it still had some mileage left. And now after the shave I retired the blade. So very comfortable and smooth, but less sharp resulting in much more buffing than I normally do.
The Tech is an excellent razor and very capable while maintaining smoothness. I was helped by yesterday’s shave as there was less stubble to remove (at least I think so).
Technique pretty much the same as yesterday with more buffing. And the second pass I might call now freestyle. Started with a Gillette Slide phasing into a slanted/oblique stroke. Did the job. Some hairs left under the chin.
Lather was too runny today as I forgot to shake out the brush. I did not reset and just rolled with the punches to see how I could fix it. I partially succeeded and the lather was still slick and nourishing, just a lot less consistent and whipped than I am used to. The soap itself is excellent. I really love it and the scent! Wow! Music to my nostrils.
Nice start of the day!
Guido, is that a new soap for you sir? I see on the container made in Portland.
Date
04.01.2023 365 days of shaving 4/365
(100%)GRUYERE 4/365 (100%) GRUME January 4/31 (100%) Discovery Blade Adventure Bolzano 3/3
Timor 3/3
Eddison 3/3Other participations Shave Yahtzee (here)
Passes 3 WXTG (2)
C: Gillette Slide (NW-SE)
N: Gillette Slant (NE-SW)ATG
C: Straight (S-N)
N: Slanted (SW-NE)
Razor
Blade
Brush Gillette EFBT and Lasta Blue handle
Dorco Titan (12) Simpson T3 Pre-shave
Soap & Bowl
Post-shave Cold splash
Proraso Green pre-shave
Mike’s Natural Barbershop
Mostly face latheredCold splash
Proraso Green (AS and Balm)
Efficiency
Quality 8/10 (~20-25 minutes) 10/10 (clean) Effectiveness Comfort 8/10 (DFS)
10/10 (GlideFest)
Notes to today’s shave:
Another Shave Yahtzee suggestion pairing a favourite with a favourite blade. Last time I used this blade it still had some mileage left. And now after the shave I retired the blade. So very comfortable and smooth, but less sharp resulting in much more buffing than I normally do.
The Tech is an excellent razor and very capable while maintaining smoothness. I was helped by yesterday’s shave as there was less stubble to remove (at least I think so).
Technique pretty much the same as yesterday with more buffing. And the second pass I might call now freestyle. Started with a Gillette Slide phasing into a slanted/oblique stroke. Did the job. Some hairs left under the chin.
Lather was too runny today as I forgot to shake out the brush. I did not reset and just rolled with the punches to see how I could fix it. I partially succeeded and the lather was still slick and nourishing, just a lot less consistent and whipped than I am used to. The soap itself is excellent. I really love it and the scent! Wow! Music to my nostrils.
Nice start of the day!
@Butch Waxx , you can read all about the global conspiracy hatched by @Guido75 , Mrs. Guido75’s bestie from the states, and @flask28 here. That soap was a thank you for setting up a milestone birthday soirée and you can also read The American Aftermath as well.
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- #747
Hi Butch,
Yes it is and it is wonderful stuff. I can highly recommend it even though I had only two shaves. You are on the right side of the ocean to mail order these as shipping is only to the US.
Guido
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- #748
You my man should be a novelist (or maybe you already are!).
Mike's is one of the few soaps that I re-ordered when I first started my wet shaving journey. Good stuff.
~doug~
Must be very popular….I see a lot of soaps out of stock on the site.
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- #752
And I believe he is a one man shop and makes his soaps in batches. So stock is dependent on his production schedule.
Guido
For some reason Mike's is hard to find at the "Brick and Mortar" stores, but fleabay is a good source.
~doug~
Bet you’re right Guido. As a matter of fact I went back to his site and he states his current batch production.
Shucks, guys 
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- #757
| Date | 05.01.2023 |
| 365 days of shaving | 5/365 (100%) |
| GRUYERE | 5/365 (100%) |
| GRUME January | 5/31 (100%) |
| Discovery Blade Adventure | Bolzano 3/3 Timor 3/3 Eddison 3/3 |
| Other participations | Shave Yahtzee (here) |
| Passes | 3 |
| WXTG (2) | C: Gillette Slide (NW-SE) N: Gillette Slant (NE-SW) |
| ATG | C: Straight (S-N) N: Slanted (SW-NE) |
| Razor | Blade | Brush |
| Timeless Ti95 SCB | London Bridge (1) | DVH Synthetic |
| Pre-shave | Soap & Bowl | Post-shave |
| Cold splash | Mike’s Natural Barbershop Mostly face lathered | Cold splash Floïds the Genuine (AS) and Nivea (Balm) |
| Efficiency | Quality |
| 8/10 (~20-25 minutes) | 9/10 (two small weepers) |
| Effectiveness | Comfort |
| 9/10 (BBS) | 10/10 (GlideFest) |
| Notes to today’s shave: |
Alternating between the rest of my collection and my favourite razor again. Using Yahtzee I paired it with a London Bridge kindly donated by the eminent @lasta. Now I thought these were from China, but to my surprise these were made in England and so are the vintage 1980s version!
I skipped my usual preshave cream and used Mike’s for that purpose as well. One because I think it a great soap capable of such performance and I want to see if I can do without the preshave or not. So far in this journey the answer has been negative, but maybe my technique has improved. It worked as long as I load Mike’s heavier than I usually do. Today’s brush seemed kind of small for the task (21mm) but still performed adequately well. Post shave no irritation or redness so Mike’s is nourishing my skin again. I also keep coming back to the scent. I love it.
The blade performed well. Smooth and comfortable. Two weepers during ATG most likely due to too much pressure from the operator. Effective blade as well. SAS with the first pass and CCS/DFS- on the second. The third pass brought home the bacon with marble cheeks and smoothness in other places. Stray hairs here and there in the upper lip area.
I seem to be having challenges in getting my jaw line smooth lately. No idea why so I need to revisit my strategy for those areas apparently.
Enjoy your shave today!
I've been bowl lathering with it and use a pretty big dollop for sure. More than B&M, less than Arko 
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- #760
I've been bowl lathering with it and use a pretty big dollop for sure. More than B&M, less than Arko
Thanks guys - helpful to know. I need to dial it in some more.
Guido
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